Rocky's Petrino Excited About Team's Opening Defense

Saturday the Rocky Mountain football team kicked off it's 2016 campaign with a bang, and a 31-21 win over MSU Northern up in Havre.

The Bears rode the strength of their defense to yesterdays win, particularly in the secondary where Rocky snagged two passes away from Lights signal caller Jess Krahn. On the day three of the four touchdowns scored by Rocky were a direct result of turnovers caused by the defense. And as the Bears set their sights on an improvement this fall after finishing 4-6 each of the past two seasons, it was definitely an encouraging sign for head coach Jason Petrino in his first win.

"Defensively it was good you know the one thing is we didn't have any dropped interceptions," said Petrino. "You're getting hands on balls and you catch them and you feel good about it. Guys had some vision and they were able to see it and able to make the play. And it was good to see our guys get some returns out of it and stuff like that. Yeah that was positive it was good to see guys be put in position to finish the play and make the play."

The Battlin' Bears now set their sights on a Big Sky opponent for the first time since the 90's as this Saturday they'll travel to the University of Northern Colorado to take on the the Bears at 1:30.

After the much anticipated hype this week, the 118th Brawl of the Wild kicked off in Missoula at Washington Grizzly Stadium Saturday. Aside from being the biggest college rivalry game in the state, a potential playoff berth was on the line for both teams, who each held a record of 6-4 ahead of the game. But it was the home team who quickly made their presence known early in the game. On the opening drive, the Grizzlies marched down the field and capped off the impressive 73-yard marc...

After the much anticipated hype this week, the 118th Brawl of the Wild kicked off in Missoula at Washington Grizzly Stadium Saturday. Aside from being the biggest college rivalry game in the state, a potential playoff berth was on the line for both teams, who each held a record of 6-4 ahead of the game. But it was the home team who quickly made their presence known early in the game. On the opening drive, the Grizzlies marched down the field and capped off the impressive 73-yard marc...

It's finally official for Shelby Schweyen, and something that she had dreamed about since she was a little girl watching her mother coach on the sidelines: she is a member of the Montana Lady Griz basketball team. Schweyen signed her Letter of Intent today at Sentinel High School in front of family and friends, making it official that she will get to play for her mother, head coach Shannon Schweyen. Shelby will also get the chance to play with her older sister Jordyn, who is cu...

It's finally official for Shelby Schweyen, and something that she had dreamed about since she was a little girl watching her mother coach on the sidelines: she is a member of the Montana Lady Griz basketball team. Schweyen signed her Letter of Intent today at Sentinel High School in front of family and friends, making it official that she will get to play for her mother, head coach Shannon Schweyen. Shelby will also get the chance to play with her older sister Jordyn, who is cu...

This is the second victory of the season for the Battlin' Bears in as many games. They return home on September 8 to play region-rival Dickinson State in the Hall of Fame Game. Kickoff begins at 1 p.m.

This is the second victory of the season for the Battlin' Bears in as many games. They return home on September 8 to play region-rival Dickinson State in the Hall of Fame Game. Kickoff begins at 1 p.m.